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Adelaide is losing 75,000 trees a year. Tree-removal laws must be tightened if we want our cities to be liveable and green

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-04-10 12:48
South Australia stands out as having the weakest tree-protection laws, but cities around the nation are losing tree cover at a time when climate change makes them more important than ever. Stefan Caddy-Retalic, Ecologist, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide Kate Delaporte, Senior Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide Kiri Marker, Science Communications Coordinator, Universität Wien Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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ARB considers increase in carbon intensity step-down and role of biofuels in LCFS

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 10:42
California regulator ARB is staying on course with the 2030 carbon intensity (CI) benchmark proposed in draft amendments last year, but is mulling adjustments to the one-time CI step-down for 2025 among other considerations based on stakeholder feedback.
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Parched and shrinking - vital Moroccan dam dries up

BBC - Wed, 2024-04-10 10:31
Satellite images reveal the impact of the long drought on one of the country's main water sources.
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US federal court upholds California’s authority to set state clean vehicle air standards

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 10:00
A Washington DC federal court ruled Tuesday in favour of defendants of a Clean Air Act (CAA) waiver to California, reinforcing the state's longstanding authority to set its own standards that are stricter than those at the federal level.
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Was an extinct fox once man's best friend?

BBC - Wed, 2024-04-10 09:29
Our ancestors may have kept foxes as pets long before domestic dogs, archaeological evidence suggests.
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US environmental group, energy firm strike “landmark” community benefits agreement for CO2 pipeline

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 09:11
A Colorado-based energy firm and a Nebraska environmental group announced a “landmark” community benefits agreement on Tuesday that ensures a proposed CO2 pipeline can proceed unopposed, setting a precedent for similar projects dealing with local opposition.
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California Senate committee passes tax credit funding for farm soil carbon sequestration

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 07:51
A California Senate committee unanimously passed through funding from the cap-and-trade programme revenues on Tuesday to facilitate a tax credit to farmers for composting practices that enhance CO2 sequestration.
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Peter Higgs - the man who changed our view of the Universe

BBC - Wed, 2024-04-10 06:17
The renowned scientist came up with revolutionary ideas in the 1960s, sparking a 50-year search for evidence.
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Peter Higgs - the man who changed our view of the Universe

BBC - Wed, 2024-04-10 06:17
The renowned scientist came up with revolutionary ideas in the 1960s, sparking a 50-year search for evidence.
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Peter Higgs - the man who changed our view of the Universe

BBC - Wed, 2024-04-10 06:17
The renowned scientist came up with revolutionary ideas in the 1960s, sparking a 50-year search for evidence.
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The limits of ice: what a 19th century expedition trapped in sea ice for a year tells us about Antarctica’s future

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-04-10 06:16
In 1898, a pioneering Antarctic expedition was stuck in sea ice for over a year. In 2024, that area is open water. Edward Doddridge, Senior Research Associate in Physical Oceanography, University of Tasmania Annie Foppert, Research Associate, University of Tasmania Stuart Corney, Senior lecturer, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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SBTi poised to validate voluntary carbon credit use for corporate Scope 3 emissions goals

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 05:00
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has decided that voluntary carbon credits may be used to offset corporate Scope 3 emissions, the body said Tuesday, it what should provide a significant boost for offset demand.
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International steel competitors may reserve low-carbon products for EU to bypass CBAM -industry

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 04:57
International competitors of the European steel industry may bypass the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) fees by building specific low-carbon facilities whose products will be reserved for the EU market, the head of a regional association said on Tuesday.
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National parks in England and Wales failing on biodiversity, say campaigners

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-04-10 04:00

Exclusive: Report finds lack of funding has led to just 6% of land being managed effectively for nature

National parks are failing to tackle the biodiversity crisis, with just 6% of national park land in England and Wales managed effectively for nature, according to the first full assessment of how well they are supporting nature recovery.

National parks, which cover 10% of England and 20% of Wales and this year celebrate their 75th anniversary, are not restoring nature because of a chronic lack of government funding and because they were designed for a different era, according to the report by the Campaign for National Parks (CNP) charity.

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Price volatility, supply issues, low liquidity in CORSIA voluntary carbon market leave traders debating involvement -analysts

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 03:45
Traders are debating the merits of engaging with the nascent CORSIA Phase 1 (2024-26) voluntary carbon market, weighing promises of inexpensive regulatory compliance against large uncertainties, according to experts on a webinar Tuesday.
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Peter Higgs, father of 'God particle', dies aged 94

BBC - Wed, 2024-04-10 03:39
The renowned scientist won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2013.
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RGGI Q2 auction offers slightly higher allowance volumes absent CCR buffer

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 03:37
The volume of allowances on offer inched up for the second RGGI auction of 2024, with a conspicuous zero balance in the scheme’s Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) that was exhausted at the Q1 sale, a notice showed Tuesday.
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